In the system of Maurici Sarri, who twenty days ago left Lazio on his own initiative, dissatisfied with the way the team followed him, Adam Marušić was an absolute man of the task.
The Montenegrin representative played right back, he often had to cover the left side of the defense, so he was mostly prevented from showing how useful he could be in the attack. That's how it was until Saturday and Igor Tudor's debut on the Roma bench...
The Croat launched Marušić as a winger, and the latter duly returned it in the 93rd minute of the duel with Juventus when he headed in and scored the first goal for the "sky blues" since April 2022 and the triumph over Genoa.
- He scored like a true winger. I had to come to Lazio to make it clear to people that he is not a defender, but a winger - said Tudor.
Marušić is definitely more comfortable with the role that Tudor intended for him, but it is far from being new to him. Marušić played it before, and ten days ago he was a winger in the national team. And then he was the scorer - on Robert Prosinecki's debut, he shook the net in a duel with Belarus (2:0).
We present the players who marked the European football weekend:
THE GOALKEEPER
Carnezeki (Atalanta) - the team from Begram won convincingly in Naples (3:0), but Napoli created chances for almost 60 minutes. They hit the Azzurri's goal frame, but also one of the best goalkeepers in Italy.
DEFENSE
Saliba (Arsenal) - made Erling Haaland practically invisible in the clash between City and Arsenal. The Frenchman also had a lot of help from Gabriel Magaljaeš, and in a direct duel with the most dominant striker of today, he showed why he is among the best stoppers in the world.
Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) - right back who fit perfectly into the system of "millionaires" - scorer of the goal for 2:0 in a sure victory over Bayern in Munich.
THE MIDDLE
McAllister (Liverpool) - it took him time to show everything Jurgen Klopp wanted from him in the Liverpool jersey, and lately he has become the biggest force in the Reds' midfield. He provided a masterful assist for Mohamed Salah's second goal against Brighton.
Mount (Manchester United) - at the weekend he scored his first goal in a United shirt, but also his first overall since December 2022. The debut goal was only enough for a point against Brentford.
Marusic (Lazio) - he had no problem getting used to the position of winger, so in the 93rd minute against Juventus, when everyone thought the match would end 0:0, he flew through the air and hit a header for three big points for the "sky-blues".
Adam Marušić scored 11 goals for Lazio. He scored 10 times in Serie A and was the scorer once in the Europa League - in October 2018 he scored against Marseille at the Velodrome in a 3:1 victory
Barnes (Newcastle) - the summer signing from Leicester did not pay off for Newcastle as much as Eddie Howe expected. The quality was never in question, so his flash in the last ten minutes of the duel with West Ham directed a turnaround - the "magpies" went from 1:3 to 4:3, and Barnes was a double scorer.
ATTACK
Leao (Milan) - Fiorentina's midfield and defense made a rookie mistake in the 53rd minute of the duel with Milan - the defensive transition of the "viola" was so bad that the field and the way to the goal opened up for the Portuguese, and in such situations he is one of the best in the world. The punishment was cruel, Milan won 2:1 at "Franki"...
Salah (Liverpool) - the title is not possible without his goals and the Egyptian ace knows it well - he brought three points in the match against Brighton, so Liverpool is alone at the top of the Premier League with nine rounds to go.
Rodrigo (Real Madrid) - a double scorer in the derby, Athletic Bilbao could not match in Madrid, so Real at the top of the La Liga table maintains a plus eight compared to Barca.
Chic (Bayer Leverkusen) - specialized in injury time goals. He scored the last in the series in the triumph over Hoffenheim.
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